101-year-old runner to hang up his sneakers

Centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh, 101, originally from Beas Pind, in Jalandhar, India, but who now lives in London, runs in a 10-kilometer race, part of the annual Hong Kong Marathon, in Hong Kong on Sunday. Singh will hang up the racing sneakers.

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Centenarian marathon runner Fauja Singh, 101, originally from Beas Pind, in Jalandhar, India, but who now lives in London, runs in a 10-kilometer race, part of the annual Hong Kong Marathon, in Hong Kong on Sunday. Singh will hang up the racing sneakers.

With a saffron turban and a flowing white beard, 101-year-old Fauja Singh finished a 10-kilometer race in Hong Kong.

Nicknamed the Turbaned Torpedo, the Indian-born runner finished the race in 1 hour, 32 minutes and 28 seconds. Singh says he will now hang up his sneakers. “I will remember this day. I will miss it,” Singh said minutes after crossing the finish line.

Singh became the oldest man to run a full marathon in Toronto in 2011.